Well, after 3 months the results from Blinky's exam are in. The
official cause of death on the death certificate is "Atherosclerotic
Cardiovascular Disease". However, there was no autopsy performed, so
I'm betting that's just a guess.

Until those 2 weeks before he died, his cardio was in decent shape - his
blood pressure was normal, his cholesterol was in line. We went to
donate blood regularly. He didn't exercise much, but he was in decent
shape, regardless of the 30ish extra pounds he tended to carry. So,
unless there's some trace chemical in his blood, I don't see how they
could make the determination of heart attack. I have no access to any
test results that they would have used. I've contacted his daughter to
see if she has any access to that information, and will update here
accordingly.

This does make me wonder if perhaps whatever he was sick with got to his
heart. That would explain the incredible fatigue. I had a brother in
law that died in his late 30's from a viral infection of his heart, and
as I recall now his symptoms were fairly similar. He, however, went to
the doctor and hung on for months before it finally took him.

Without that autopsy, we'll never really know. *******s.


--

Aingon Atelia aka Minkie Zeeber

Poke out my left I to reply